Some people swear by writing courses, but whether it really helps American poetry, I have doubts. – Robert Morgan
I dont think poetry is something that can be taught. We can encourage young writers, but what you cant teach them is the very essence of poetry. – Robert Morgan
Our most famous writers are Faulkner and Eudora Welty and Flannery OConnor. It would make sense that the poetry would reflect some of those same values, some of the same techniques. – Robert Morgan
You have to really dive deep back into yourself and get rid of so much modern analytical categorization. Its one of the great things poetry does. – Robert Morgan